What you see: A mottled white, maybe gray-ish film just under the mango skin; possibly also darkened areas on the peel. What it is: A scalded mango. Eat or
White, hole-y stuff in your mango?
What you see: White, hole-y stuff in your mango; it might seem like the pit is taking over the rest of the mango. What it is: Starchy mango tissue with air
Aged cheddar with a crusty, white smear?
What you see: A smeary white crust on your aged cheddar. You may be paranoid that it's mold. What it is: Calcium lactate crystals! Eat or toss: Eat! Like the
Is it OK that there are snowy flakes in this gin?
What you see: Snowy white particles in your gin What it is: Flavor compounds like esters and waxes that have formed clumps Drink or toss? Drink! Nothing harmful
Don’t fear milk crusties!
What you see: White crusty flakes at the top of your milk jug What it is: Dried milk Eat or toss? Eat! Well, not that you need to go out of your way to consume
These white crystals are badges of savory cheese honor
What you see: White dots in your aged Italian-style or gouda cheeses that are clearly not mold. What it is: Crystals of an amino acid called tyrosine. Eat or
Whitish stuff on chocolate is edible, but…
What you see: A light, whitish/grayish/beige-ish powdery coating on chocolate. What it is: “Bloom,” the result of fat or sugar exiting the “chocolate matrix”
The white fuzz inside your clementine is supposed to be there
What you see: A delicate white fluff in the center of your clementine (or tangerine, or other type of mandarin) What it is: Basically just an airier version of
Stringy blobs on egg yolks?
What you see: White, stringy blobs on the yolk when you crack open an egg. What it is: The chalazae, essentially a set of strands built into the egg to anchor
Tiny scratches all over your pepper?
What you see: Little lines or scars on your bell pepper. What it is: The result of a sudden, unexpected growth spurt. Eat or toss? Eat! These are just harmless
Why is the inside of my tomato white and hard?
What you see: A hard, white area inside a tomato What it is: Likely the result of problematic weather conditions on the farm Eat or toss? You could eat it, but
Are baby carrots with white stuff OK to eat?
What you see: A whitish film on baby carrots. What it is: The carrot is drying out or the carrot was physically damaged and the white stuff was its response to
What’s the white stuff on grapes?
What you see: White film on grapes. What it is: “Bloom” produced by the grape as a natural protection. Eat or toss? Eat! It’s just part of the grape’s natural
What’s the white stuff on cooked salmon?
What you see: White stuff oozing out of your salmon as it cooks. What it is: Perfectly edible coagulated protein. Eat or toss: Eat! Is the white stuff on
